The Speed of Dark
by Mark Mason
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I'm not sure I would ever be
As challenged by life if I was always happy
Shadows hide pearls
Shade hides fruit
Sometimes the best ideas
Come from the most tragic of events
But there is this black dog I sometimes walk
Who occasionally wags its tail in spite
Then defiantly pisses
On any good intentions
Or barks at the door of sanity
Until I can't stand to hear anything else
I want to put my head down
Leave all the bright thoughts for others
And dwell in this malaise
This bog of depression
So I can blanket my feelings
Cradle it all up and rock it back to sleep
Unable to predict the next bout
I suffer the indeterminable pain of waiting
And wondering when
I will be subject to the whims
Of chemical imbalances
Or will this be the final straw on my back
I'm not sure I would ever be
As challenged by life if I was always happy
But fuck, I'd like to give it a try
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